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Sherwood was a young child when her parents were killed by a Gorn attack on Cestus III, an event that motivated her to join Starfleet in an attempt to protect others from such tragedy. Enrolled in Starfleet Academy in the early 2280s, Sherwood was among a group of officer-cadets who were instructed by CaptainSpock.

On stardate 8180, Kirk ordered Sherwood to key into the helm of the stolen VulcanstarshipKonga with a prefix code, but Sherwood's attempt failed, as the Konga pilot, Saavik, had changed the code. As part of a ruse, Kirk ordered power cut to make the ship appear to be adrift, and then had Sherwood restore power after Saavik had fled. (TOS - Saavik's Storycomics: "Pon Far!", "Blood Fever")

After Excelsior returned to the Federation, Sherwood was detached from the vessel and was eventually assigned to newly-demoted Captain Kirk's command aboard the USS Enterprise-A. She took over a bridge station when the bulk of the senior staff were kidnapped by Harry Mudd around stardate 8931.2. (TOScomic: "When You Wish Upon a Star...!")

On stardate 8983, Elizabeth helped her friend Nancy Bryce prepare for a surprise bachelor party for Nancy's fiancé, Konom, where Nancy would be painted green and disguised as an Orion slave girl to test his fidelity. Nancy and Elizabeth also discussed wedding plans, with Elizabeth agreeing to be Nancy's maid of honor. Unfortunately, three of the senior staff (Scotty, Chekov and McCoy) had spiked the punch with three separate liquors (Scotch, vodka and Romulan ale, respectively). The potent drink quickly ruined the party, with Konom snapping at Sherwood and Bryce as he became disoriented and angry. In defense of his new girlfriend Elizabeth, Bearclaw confronted Konom and a fight ensued, with many crewmembers joining the brawl, which ended when Captain Kirk arrived and was injured by a flying bottle. The incident led Kirk to reconsider discipline in his crew. (TOScomic: "The Stars in Secret Influence")

One of Kirk's first decisions was to inform Bearclaw that he would shortly be reassigned, due to his continuing behavior problems and fights with other crewmembers, which was something Bearclaw was not willing to discuss with Elizabeth. Also, as Elizabeth worked on planning for Nancy's wedding, Konom began to question his upcoming mixed marriage as the crew had discovered a Klingon-Human hyrid, Kobry, whose growth had been severely stunted by genetic abnormalities. Konom and Bearclaw both went on a possible suicide mission on the shuttle Copernicus, with Bearclaw going so far as to stow away on the shuttle to prove his worth to Captain Kirk. The mission was a success and both men returned to the ship, and the marriage went ahead as scheduled. (TOS - Who Killed Captain Kirk?comic: "Marriage of Inconvenience")

After the wedding, Elizabeth confronted Bearclaw about his behavior, and Kirk informed them both that Bearclaw's actions were about to lead to his transfer. When Kirk was stabbed shortly thereafter, Sherwood told Bearclaw of the incident. Bearclaw seemed pleased that the captain had been hurt, saying only "Good riddance". When Kirk regained consciousness, he reported that it had been Bearclaw that stabbed him. Sherwood witnessed security taking a stunned Bearclaw to the brig, and asked them what had happened. Meyer informed her that he was accused of stabbing the captain. Sherwood tried to talk to Bearclaw, despite the warnings of other officers that he was bad for her career. Eventually she gave up trying, leading Konom to comment that Bearclaw had lost his last friend on the ship. Bearclaw himself dreamed of being court-martialed by the crew and being found guilty while defence attorney Sherwood nonchalantly played with a yo-yo - showing how much he felt their relationship had fallen. In the end, it was discovered that a shapeshifter, Fleet CaptainGarth of Izar, had taken Bearclaw's form to stab the captain. (TOS - Who Killed Captain Kirk?comics: "Haunted Honeymoon", "You're Dead Jim", "Old Loyalties", "Finnegan's Wake!")

Who's Who in Star Trek incorrectly lists Sherwood's first appearance as "The Wormhole Connection" in DC's first series Star Trek #1. In actuality, her first Star Trek comic appearance was issue #3, "Errand of War!". In the first three issues she appeared in or was mentioned in, she was referred to as "lieutenant", but she began being addressed as ensign in "When You Wish Upon a Star...!", and remained at that rank for the rest of the series. It's possible that her cadet rank was provisional or the she was demoted for some unseen issue, or that it was simply a mistake by the authors.

While Who's Who listed Sherwood as a navigator, in many of her appearances she sat at Sulu's station, which is normally identified as the helm, not navigation.

Sherwood's first name was not revealed until issue #43, "Getaway", written by Mike Carlin. In Who's Who in Star Trek, her profile was illustrated by Curt Swan and Joe Rubinstein.